France is engulfed in an art scandal surrounding the work of Swiss artist Miriam Cahn, depicting Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The painting was accused of promoting paedophilia, and attempts were made to remove it from the exhibition.
Cahn's work, titled fuck abstraction! is part of one of her largest solo exhibitions, which is currently on view at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The painting depicts a male figure forcing oral sex on a more petite figure whose hands are tied behind the back, artnet writes
TheYiddler -6 points 1 year ago
This is a difficult case. The painting is abstract enough to communicate the point while lacking detail so it's not arousing. My impression is that it communicates a crime, and is meant to raise awareness. Contrast this with a typical action movie with lots of gore. Action movies depict homicide and do so in graphic detail, but it is absurd to suggest they promote homicide.